• Toxicological Research
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2016

Zingiber officinale Roscoe has been widely used as a folk medicine to treat various diseases, including cancer. This study aims to re-examine the therapeutic potential of co-administration of natural products and cancer chemotherapeutics. Candidate material for this project, ${\alpha}$-zingiberene, was extracted from Zingiber officinale Roscoe, and ${\alpha}$-zingiberene makes up $35.02{\pm}0.30%$ of its total essential oil. ${\alpha}$-Zingiberene showed low $IC_{50}$ values, $60.6{\pm}3.6$, $46.2{\pm}0.6$, $172.0{\pm}6.6$, $80.3{\pm}6.6$ (${\mu}g/mL$) in HeLa, SiHa, MCF-7 and HL-60 cells each. These values are a little bit higher than $IC_{50}$ values of general essential oil in those cells. The treatment of ${\alpha}$-zingiberene produced nucleosomal DNA fragmentation in SiHa cells, and the percentage of sub-diploid cells increased in a concentration-dependent manner in SiHa cells, hallmark features of apoptosis. Mitochondrial cytochrome c activation and an in vitro caspase-3 activity assay demonstrated that the activation of caspases accompanies the apoptotic effect of ${\alpha}$-zingiberene, which mediates cell death. These results suggest that the apoptotic effect of ${\alpha}$-zingiberene on SiHa cells may converge caspase-3 activation through the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c into cytoplasm. It is considered that anti-proliferative effect of ${\alpha}$-zingiberene is a result of apoptotic effects, and ${\alpha}$-zingiberene is worth furthermore study to develop it as cancer chemotherapeutics.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.611-618
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• 2015

This study describes the first record of Globocephalus samoensis (Nematoda: Ancylostomatidae) recovered in wild boars from southwestern regions of Korea. Gastrointestinal tracts of 111 Korean wild boars (Sus scrofa coreanus) hunted from mountains in Suncheon-si, Gwangyang-si, and Boseong-gun between 2009 and 2012 were examined for their visceral helminths. G. samoensis, as identified by morphological characteristics of the head and tail, were recovered from the small intestine of 51 (45.9%) wild boars. Worms were found from 7 of 28 wild boars (25.0%) from Suncheon-si, 40 of 79 (50.6%) from Gwangyang-si, and all 4 (100%) from Boseong-gun. The length of adult females was $7.2{\pm}0.5mm$, and the thickest part of the body measured the average $0.47{\pm}0.03mm$, while those of males were $6.52{\pm}0.19$ and $0.37{\pm}0.02mm$, respectively. The buccal cavity was equipped with a pair of large and bicuspid subventral lancets near the base of the capsule. The average length of spicules of males was $0.45{\pm}0.02mm$. By the present study, G. samoensis is recorded for the first time in southwestern regions of Korea. Additionally, morphological characteristics and identification keys provided in the present study will be helpful in the faunistic and taxonomic studies for strongylid nematodes in both domestic and wild pigs. The infection of G. samoensis apparently did not elicit pathologic lesions, as revealed by macroscopic observation during the autopsy of all wild boars in this study.

• 센서학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.154-162
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• 1998

필라멘트 모양의 백금 박막 히터 및 Bi-Sb 박막 열전퇴(thermopile)의 고온 접합부를 열차단막 역할을 하는 $Si_{3}N_{4}/SiO_{2}/Si_{3}N_{4}$ 다이아프램위에, 열전퇴의 저온 접합부를 방열판 역할을 하는 실리콘 기판에 의해 지지되는 유전체 멤버레인위에 각각 형성시켜, 열감도가 높고 교류-직류 변환오차가 작은 평면형 Bi-Sb 다중접합 열전변환기를 제작하고, fast reversed dc 방법으로 변환기의 교류-직류 변환특성을 측정하였다. 단일 bifilar 히터로 제작된 변환기의 열감도는 공기 및 진공중에서 각각 약 10.1 mV/mW 및 14.8 mV/mW였고, 2중 bifilar 히터로 제작된 변환기의 열감도는 안쪽 및 바깥쪽에 있는 히터를 입력으로 하였을 강우 공기 및 진공중에서 각각 약 5.1 mV/mW 및 7.6 mV/mW 그리고 각각 약 5.3 mV/mW 및 7.8 mV/mW로서, 기체에 의한 열손실이 거의 없는 진공중에서의 열감도가 공기중에서의 열감도보다 더 높게 나타났다. 10 kHz이하의 주파수 범위에서 변환기의 교류-직류 전압 및 전류 변환오차 범위는, 단일 bifilar 히터로 제작된 경우 공기중에서 각각 약 ${\pm}1.80\;ppm$ 및 ${\pm}0.58\;ppm$이었고, 2중 bifilar 히터로 제작된 경우 안쪽 및 바깥쪽 히터를 입력으로 하였을 때 공기중에서 각각 약 ${\pm}0.63\;ppm$ 및 ${\pm}0.25\;ppm$ 그리고 각각 약 ${\pm}0.53\;ppm$ 및 ${\pm}0.27\;ppm$였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.241-244
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• 2011

A lectin from the hemolymph of purse crab, Philyra pisum, was found to have anti-proliferative activity on human lung cancer cells by our laboratory. In this study, P. pisum lectin (PPL) was molecularly characterized including molecular mass, amino acid sequences, amino acid composition, and the effects of metal ions, temperature, and pH on the activity. We found that PPL showed mitogenic activity on human lymphocytes and BALB/c mouse splenocytes. The mitogenic activity (maximum stimulation index, $SI=9.57{\pm}0.59$) of PPL on human lymphocytes was higher than that of a standard well-known plant mitogen, concanavalin A (maximum $SI=8.80{\pm}0.59$). The mitogenic activity mediated by PPL is required for optimum dosing, and higher or lower concentrations caused decreases in mitogenic response. PPL also induced mitogenic activity on mouse splenocytes, however, the maximum SI ($1.77{\pm}0.09$) on mouse splenocytes of PPL was lower than that ($2.14{\pm}0.15$) of concanavalin A. In conclusion, PPL is a metal ion-dependent monomer lectin with mitogenic activity, and could be used as a lymphocyte or splenocyte stimulator.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6245-6248
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• 2013

Aims: To study effects of down-regulation of pituitary tumor-transforming gene (PTTG) on proliferation and metastasis ability of the SCL-1 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) cell line and explore related mechanisms. Methods: SCL-1 cells were divided into 3 groups (untreated, siRNA control and PTTG siRNA). Cell proliferation assays were performed using a CCK-8 kit and proliferation and metastasis ability were analyzed using Boyden chambers. In addition, expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was detected by r-time qPCR and Western blotting. Results: Down-regulation of PTTG could markedly inhibit cell proliferation in SCL-1 cells, compared to untreated and control siRNA groups (P < 0.05). Real-time qPCR demonstrated that expression levels of PTTG, MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the PTTG siRNA group were 0.8%, 23.2% and 21.3% of untreated levels. Western blotting revealed that expression of PTTG, MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins in the PTTG siRNA group was obviously down-regulated. The numbers of migrating cells ($51.38{\pm}4.71$) in the PTTG siRNA group was obviously lower than that in untreated group ($131.33{\pm}6.12$) and the control siRNA group ($127.72{\pm}5.20$) (P < 0.05), suggesting that decrease of proliferation and metastasis ability mediated by PTTG knock-down may be closely correlated with down-regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. Conclusion: Inhibition of PTTG expression may be a new target for therapy of CSCC.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.570-576
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• 2019

Particulate matter (PM), which refers to the mixture of particles present in the air, can have harmful effects. Damage to cells by PM, including disruption of organelles and proteins, can trigger autophagy, and the relationship between autophagy and PM has been well studied. However, the cellular regulators of PM-induced autophagy have not been well characterized, especially in keratinocytes. The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) is expressed in the epidermis and is activated by PM. In this study, we investigated the role of the AhR in PM-induced autophagy in HaCaT cells. Our results showed that PM led to AhR activation in keratinocytes. Activation of the AhR-target gene CYP1A1 by PM was reduced by co-treatment with ${\alpha}$-naphthoflavone (${\alpha}-NF$), an AhR inhibitor. We also evaluated activation of the autophagy pathway in PM-treated keratinocytes. In HaCaT cells, treatment with PM treatment led to the induction of microtubules-associated proteins light chain 3 (LC3) and p62/SQSTM1, which are essential components of the autophagy pathway. To study the role of the AhR in mediating PM-induced autophagy, we treated cells with ${\alpha}-NF$ or used an siRNA against AhR. Expression of LC3-II induced by PM was decreased in a dose dependent manner by ${\alpha}-NF$. Furthermore, knockdown of AhR with siAhR diminished PM-induced expression of LC3-II and p62. Together, these results suggest that inhibition of the AhR decreases PM-induced autophagy. We confirmed these results using the autophagy-inhibitors BAF and 3-MA. Taken together, our results indicate that exposure to PM induces autophagy via the AhR in HaCaT keratinocytes.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.136-141
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• 2007

The Purpose Of This Paper Is To Use A Tactile Sensor To Compensate The Error Rate. Most Automated Sphygmomanometers Use The Oscillometric Method And Characteristic Ratio To Estimate Systolic And Diastolic Blood Pressure. However, Based On The Fact That Maximum Amplitude Of The Oscillometric Waveform And Characteristic Ratio Are Affected By Compliance Of The Aorta And Large Arteries, A Method To Measure The Artery Stiffness By Using A Tactile Sensor Was Chosen In Order To Integrate It With The Sphygmomanometer In The Future Instead Of Using Photoplethysmography. Since Tactile Sensors Have Very Weak Movements, Efforts Were Made To Maintain The Subject's Arm In A Fixed Position, And A 40hz Low Pass Filter Was Used To Eliminate Noise From The Power Source As Well As High Frequency Noise. An Analyzing Program Was Made To Get Time Delay Between The First And Second Peak Of The Averaged Digital Volume Pulse(${\Delta}t_{dvp}$), And The Subject's Height Was Divided By ${\Delta}t_{dvp}$ To Calculate The Stiffness Index Of The Arteries($Si_{dvp}$). Regression Equations Of Systolic And Diastolic Pressure Using $Si_{dvp}$ And Mean Arterial Pressure(Map) Were Computed From The Test Group (60 Subjects) Among A Total Of 121 Subjects(Age: $44.9{\pm}16.5$, Male: Female=40:81) And Were Tested In 61 Subjects To Compensate The Error Rate. Error Rates Considering All Subjects Were Systolic $4.62{\pm}9.39mmhg$, And Diastolic $14.40{\pm}9.62mmhg$, And Those In The Test Set Were $3.48{\pm}9.32mmhg,\;And\;14.34{\pm}9.67mmhg$ Each. Consequently, Error Rates Were Compensated Especially In Diastolic Pressure Using $Si_{dvp}$, Various Slopes From Digital Volume Pulse And Map To Systolic-$1.91{\pm}7.57mmhg$ And Diastolic $0.05{\pm}7.49mmhg$.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2009

이 논문에서 50 pm 이하의 원자열 분해상을 효과적으로 보여 주는 결정 밑 표면 파동함수(EPW)의 음(-)의 2차 도함수의 시뮬레이션 영상들이 나타나 있다. 그리고 해당 EPW는 HRTEM에서 일련의 비 초점 단계의 관찰 영상으로부터 얻을 수 있다. 이 논문에 나타난 시뮬레이션한 영상들은 대체로 50 pm 이하의 원자열 간격을 주는 Si과 InAs의 [114] 및 [116] 방위 축에 대한 것이다. 이 방법의 정당성에 대한 이론적 이유가 운동학적 회절이론을 기초로 한 분석에서 주어졌다. 그리고 그 응용성의 한계도 논의되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.673-679
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• 2014

This study aims to investigate the indoor air quality by analyzing $PM_{10}$ concentration and metallic elements collected from high school(classroom, science room, assembly room). $PM_{10}$ concentration of a classroom, a science room, and an assembly hall during the research period was 87.7 ${\mu}g/m^3$, $75.3{\mu}g/m^3$, $64.6{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. Si of $PM_{10}$ had highest concentration with 15,427 $ng/m^3$ followed by Na which had 7,205 $ng/m^3$, and the order was Si>Na>Ca>Mg>Fe>K in the classroom. $PM_{10}$ concentration of a classroom and a science room was each 104.8 ${\mu}g/m^3$ and 75.3 ${\mu}g/m^3$ during the semester and $PM_{10}$ concentration of a classroom and an assembly hall was each 80.9 ${\mu}g/m^3$ and 64.6 ${\mu}g/m^3$ during the summer vacation. Based on $PM_{10}$ and metallic concentration at a classroom on day of week, the concentration of Friday was highest with 112.0 ${\mu}g/m^3$, and that of Monday was lowest with 65.3 ${\mu}g/m^3$.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.192-200
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• 2006

목 적: 정상 호흡에서 외과적 클립을 이용하여 유방 종양의 움직임을 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: 유방 보존 수술 후 방사선 치료를 받은 7명의 환자를 대상으로 하여 각 환자별로 일반적인 모의 치료 과정에서 형광 투시 영상을 얻었다. 한 환자의 영상만 매초 15프레임의 비율로 기록되었고, 다른 환자들의 영상은 1초당 30프레임의 비율로 앞뒤, 옆, 빗나가는 방향에서 기록되었다. 각 클립의 원점에서의 최대, 최소 움직임을 측정하였고 이를 통하여 클립마다 각 방향에서의 최대 움직임을 계산하였다. 비교를 위하여 위-아래 방향으로의 횡경막의 움직임도 측정하였다. 결 과: 앞뒤 방향의 영상으로부터 옆 방향과 위-아래 방향으로의 외과적 클립의 평균 움직임은 $0.8{\pm}0.5\;mm,\;0.9{\pm}0.2\;mm$이며, 최대 움직임은 1.9 mm, 1.2 mm였다. 또한, 옆 방향 영상에 나타난 클립들은 평균적으로 앞-뒤 방향으로 $1.3{\pm}0.7\;mm$, 위-아래 방향으로 $1.3{\pm}0.6\;mm$ 움직였으며, 최대 움직임은 각각 2.6 mm, 2.6 mm였다. 빗나가는 방향의 영상에 있는 외과적 클립들의 평균 움직임과 최대 움직임은 비스듬한 방향에서는 $1.2{\pm}0.5\;mm$와 2.4 mm였으며, 위-아래 방향으로는 $0.9{\pm}0.4\;mm$와 1.7 mm였다. 횡격막은 위-아래 방향으로 평균적으로 $14.0{\pm}2.4\;mm$ 움직였으며, 최대 18.8 mm 움직였다. 결 론: 호흡에 의해 발생되는 클립의 움직임은 횡경막의 움직임에 비해서 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고, 외과적 클립의 움직임은 모든 방향에서 3 mm 이내였다. 이 결과, 유방암의 방사선 치료 시 호흡을 잡아주는 기술이나 도구가 필요하지 않다는 것을 알 수 있었다.